Popular Add to Contacts app returns to the store, available for free

Liquid Daffodil has once again published its Add to Contacts app to the Windows Phone Store. You may recall our previous coverage, where we went into quite some detail as to exactly why the developer pulled the app and how those who continued to use the app ran into issues with the integration in Local Scout. It's an odd situation that started with Microsoft revising Bing suggestions for third-party apps.

The way Microsoft lists apps in Local Scout meant that with Add to Contacts being no longer listed on the store, it disappeared for users who had it installed. Not good. The app has now returned and the plan is to continue competing against Microsoft's unfair suggestions that favour prestigious apps, such as Nokia HERE services.

So what's Add to Contacts all about, and why should you take a look at the app? If you've never used the app before, or have never even heard of the name, it's an incredibly useful app that we believe should be baked into the OS itself. The idea is to add basic functionality, enabling consumers to save Bing searches to their Windows Phone.

A perfect example would be a local search where the user can actually save contact details and other information to the People Hub without having to manually enter any data into fields. It's handy for those who head out to multiple restaurants or have children and need to easily store and access local facilities. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but for those who require such functionality, it's available once again.

Add to Contacts will remain free, so be sure to take advantage of this offer. The developer, Liquid Daffodil urges everyone to download and install the app so it's displayed once again in Local Scout, so if you're even not going to use it often, it's worth noting that more usage will help make it easier for others to use in the end. You can download Add to Contacts from the Windows Phone Store.

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Popular Add to Contacts app returns to the store, available for free

Not working on Lumia 920 in Australia.
Have the Portico Update (OS:8.0.10211.204 FW: 1232.5951.1249.1002)
Add to Contacts explain to Turn Suggestions Off and On a few times. (Settings > Applications > Search > Suggestions).
Thing is I don't have that 'Suggestions' within the Search Option.

If everyone downloads it, it will get a higher "ranking" algorithm from Microsoft, which will restore it to the Local Scout part of the OS. Which will restore its functionality, which would be great because its a fantastic app. Reading comprehension 101.

The developer (Liquid Daffodil) would never do that, as Windows Phone is a far superior platform. They are part of the movement to HELP, not whine-and-run, like some developers. (Carbon is as Carbon does.)

Folks, let me be CLEAR HERE: Downloading this great little app DOES NOT HELP Liquid Daffodil, but HELPS USERS on Windows Phone 8. Liquid Daffodil is giving this away FREE, and actually still has costs to support and maintain it, as a gift to users. The results won't be immediate, but if ENOUGH PEOPLE DOWNLOAD THE APP IT *WILL* start showing up for EVERYONE in Local Scout. This post is asking you to help each other. Get it?

Folks, what we're trying to accomplish is TO HAVE IT SHOW BACK UP IN LOCAL SCOUT, as designed, overcoming Microsoft's changed logic. It WILL start working again when enough people download it...so get downloading...so everyone else can use it, too. :)

It is a pity that such a useful app doesn't show up in the "apps" section. It ruins the experience for me. Right now, when I search for a local business and go to the "apps" section, I can see apps like The Coffee Bean, Evernote, Here Maps and Here City Lens (apps that I have) and a whole bunch of other apps that I haven't even installed. (like Yelp, Foodspotting, local deals, Poynt, Translate This, HopStop, etc) but I can't see "Add To Contacts" although I have it installed and it IS supposed to show up here. Moreover, how can apps like Translate This, local deals and HopSpot be in there if MSFT's algorithm only displays highly rated apps? Some of those apps have very few and very low ratings.

It's always worked on my L900. The problem is that it has never worked in WP8. I used to see lists of apps in the apps tab on the bing cards but in WP8 no apps show up at all. In fact, it doesn't even find "food nearby" when I swipe to that pivot. It's related to changes made in WP8 that WP7 doesn't have.